The Hunger Games devoured the competition at the People's Choice Awards, emerging the top victor with five trophies.

Katy Perry won three awards at the Wednesday night ceremony in Los Angeles, where fans themselves select the winners through online polling in categories spanning music, movies and television.

Perry won awards for favourite music video for Part of Me, favourite female artist and favourite pop artist. The Hunger Games was named favourite movie, action movie and movie franchise and stars Jennifer Lawrence, Chris Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth had fans' favourite onscreen chemistry. Lawrence also won favourite movie actress and was chosen as the "face of heroism."

Sandra Bullock picked up the show's first humanitarian award for her efforts in rebuilding a school in New Orleans after hurricane Katrina.